Month: July 2022

Arch Toxicol. 2022 Aug 1. doi: 10.1007/s00204-022-03349-4. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) occur naturally (bitumen and oils) and are formed during all incomplete combustions of organic materials. PAH exposure sources are manifold and include specific workplaces, ambient air, various foodstuffs, tobacco smoke and some medications. At least four members of this …

Assessment of the exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in users of various tobacco/nicotine products by suitable urinary biomarkers Read More »

J Hand Ther. 2022 Jul 28:S0894-1130(22)00067-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2022.06.003. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: This case report details the application of a treatment regimen using a serial elastic tension digital neoprene orthosis (ETDNO) protocol for a patient with an eight-month-old finger crush injury who experienced recurrence of a 45º proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) flexion contracture …

Case report illustrating use of serial elastic tension digital neoprene orthoses (ETDNO) protocol in the treatment of proximal interphalangeal joint flexion contracture Read More »

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2022 Jul 30:ncac167. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncac167. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT We demonstrate a practical calibration method and its applicability for a commercially available radiophotoluminescence dosemeter (RPLD), i.e. the GD-352M (AGC Techno Glass, Shizuoka, Japan) to eye lens dose monitoring, by performing the calibration according to the ISO recommendations. The calibration was then …

Dose Measurement Precision of an Rpld-Based Eye Lens Dosemeter Applicable to the Medical Sector Read More »

Community Ment Health J. 2022 Jul 31. doi: 10.1007/s10597-022-01010-z. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT This study evaluated level of service need before and after a short-term community mental health case management intervention from the perspective of both clients and case managers. Ontario Common Assessment of Need data were used to describe client needs. McNemar’s test …

Service Needs of Clients Before and After Short Term Community Mental Health Case Management Read More »

Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2022 Jul 30;20(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s12955-022-02021-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is an inherited chronic hematological disorder with an average lifespan of fifty years. The human cost of sickle cell disease includes missed school days, occupational opportunities, social isolation, stigmatization, and psychological sequelae. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only curative therapy …

ADaPTS “(AD)olescents (P)ath through (T)ransplant (S)ickle cell disease” Read More »

Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Jul 27:S0141-8130(22)01603-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.171. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Food security has become closely watched with the occurrence of a series of food safety incidents in recent years. The widespread adoption of 2,3-butanedione (BUT), as a food additive, is an unpreventable significant risk factor to food security. Based on this, …

Molecular mechanism of two functional protein structure changes under 2,3-butanedione-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis effects in the hepatocytes Read More »

Wiad Lek. 2022;75(6):1578-1582. doi: 10.36740/WLek202206128. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The aim: Is scientific substantiation of introduction of innovative technologies in the process of training future specialists in physical therapy and ergo therapy (occupational therapy). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: We used following set of theoretical research methods: analysis and synthesis of scientific and scientific-methodical literature, which …

INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND ERGO THERAPY Read More »

J Exp Orthop. 2022 Jul 30;9(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s40634-022-00514-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The outcome after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is in general disappointing with unacceptable number of athletes that do not return to pre-injury level of sports, high re-injury rates, early development of osteoarthritis and shorter careers. Athletes after ACLR have high expectation to return to sports which …

Return to sports after ACL injury 5 years from now: 10 things we must do Read More »

Res Involv Engagem. 2022 Jul 29;8(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s40900-022-00366-6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Tele- Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis (TEAMS) study, funded by the Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI), is a pragmatic, cluster randomized controlled trial aimed at comparing the effectiveness of a 12-week complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) program for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) delivered …

Supporting successful recruitment in a randomized control trial comparing clinic and home-based exercise among adults with multiple sclerosis Read More »

Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Jul 30. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13932. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Women with intellectual disability experience intimate partner violence at higher rates and tend to remain in abusive relationships longer than non-disabled women. The purpose of this inquiry was to generate a preliminary set of principles and delineate domains of support as …

Intimate partner violence against women with intellectual disability: A relational framework for inclusive, trauma-informed social services Read More »